EP2991415B1 - Procédé et appareil de synchronisation de noeud - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil de synchronisation de noeud Download PDF

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EP2991415B1
EP2991415B1 EP13884896.5A EP13884896A EP2991415B1 EP 2991415 B1 EP2991415 B1 EP 2991415B1 EP 13884896 A EP13884896 A EP 13884896A EP 2991415 B1 EP2991415 B1 EP 2991415B1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a node synchronization method and apparatus.
  • small cells may be deployed in hotspot areas based on a conventional macro cellular network.
  • a small cell has small coverage and low transmit power, and can provide a high-rate data transmission service, so as to perform data offloading for a macro cellular network and reduce network deployment costs of an operator.
  • Forms of a small cell include: a metropolitan cell Metro cell, a micro cell Micro cell, a pico cell Pico cell, a home NodeB, Femto cell, and a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network, wireless local area network) using a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, wireless fidelity) technology.
  • Each small cell may be deemed a transmitting/receiving node.
  • An existing timing synchronization method includes: determining a time-synchronized node as a synchronization source, and implementing, by a to-be-synchronized node, time synchronization by receiving a synchronization signal of the synchronization source node.
  • US 2010/0054237 A1 introduces timing synchronization between base stations of uncoordinated communication networks, wherein a user-assisted mode is described that allows for using user equipment to assist in synchronization efforts of a base station and another one.
  • US 2012/0236977 A1 describes a method including transmitting, by a small cell, a pilot signal to a user equipment (UE) based on a first training signal received from the UE, and receiving, by the cell, a second training signal from the UE.
  • the second training signal is offset by a time based on the pilot signal transmitted by the small cell.
  • the time offset represents a difference in time between the UE receiving a reference signal transmitted by a macro cell and the UE receiving the pilot signal transmitted by the small cell.
  • the small cell adjusts a local reference timing based on the second training signal.
  • US 2011/0281571 A1 describes an access point that is connected with an access terminal and may cooperate with that access terminal to derive timing information from one or another neighboring access points.
  • Radio-interface based synchronization mechanisms describes the synchronization of slave and source cells by employing user equipment that can detect and feedback the arriving time offset of downlink signals from the source and the slave cells, whereby the cells can achieve accurate transmission time synchronization.
  • the to-be-synchronized node needs to receive information from the synchronization source node, but the to-be-synchronized node may not be capable of receiving the information sent by the synchronization source node.
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex, frequency division duplex
  • a synchronization reference signal sent by the synchronization source node can be sent only on a downlink frequency, but the to-be-synchronized node is generally not capable of receiving on a downlink frequency.
  • the to-be-synchronized node if the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node have different operating frequencies, the to-be-synchronized node is generally not capable of receiving a signal on an operating frequency of the synchronization source node either.
  • TDD Time Division Duplex, time division duplex
  • a node synchronization method and apparatus are provided to solve a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented between nodes in a network deployment scenario of a small cell, and improve network operation efficiency.
  • a node synchronization method including:
  • the method before the calculating, by the UE, a timing offset between the first node and the second node, the method further includes:
  • the method further includes:
  • the calculating, by the UE, a timing offset between the first node and the second node includes: calculating, by the UE, the timing offset according to at least a moment t1 of receiving the downlink message sent by the first node, a moment t2 of receiving the downlink message sent by the second node, the timing advance T1, and the timing advance T2.
  • a node synchronization apparatus including:
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the first node; the sending unit is further configured to send a random access message to the first node; and the receiving unit is further configured to receive a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the apparatus, where the uplink signal is sent by the apparatus to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the apparatus.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the second node; the sending unit is further configured to send a random access message to the second node; and the receiving unit is further configured to receive a timing advance T2 sent by the second node, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus.
  • the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus.
  • the calculating unit is specifically configured to calculate the timing offset according to at least a moment t1 of receiving the downlink message sent by the first node, a moment t2 of receiving the downlink message sent by the second node, the timing advance T1, and the timing advance T2.
  • a first node selects one or more UEs among user equipments UEs that simultaneously interact with the first node and a second node, where the first node is a synchronization source node that is already synchronized, and the second node is a to-be-synchronized node.
  • the first node obtains a timing advance of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the first node, and sends the timing advance to the UE;
  • the second node receives a notification message of the first node, and determines the UE selected by the first node; afterwards, two branch processes are to be performed.
  • the second node interacts with the determined UE to obtain a timing advance of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the second node, and sends the timing advance to the UE; the UE calculates a timing offset of the second node according to the two timing advances and moments of sending downlink messages to the UE by the first node and the second node; and the second node adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset obtained by the UE by means of calculation.
  • the UE calculates a timing advance of sending a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the second node, so that the second node calculates a timing offset according to a moment of receiving the specific signal and a moment of sending a downlink signal to the UE, and adjusts the transmitting time according to the obtained timing offset by means of calculation.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method, which is applied to a first node, a second node, and user equipment UE, where the first node interacts respectively with the second node and the UE.
  • the method includes:
  • the first node selects at least one user equipment UE, where the at least one UE is used to assist the second node to synchronize with the first node.
  • the selecting at least one user equipment UE includes: selecting, by the first node among UEs in coverage according to RSRPs (Reference Signal Received Power, reference signal received power) of the UEs from the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or selecting, by the first node among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the first node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the first node is greater than a second preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or selecting, by the first node among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the first node and the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value
  • the method further includes: sending, by the first node, random access signal sequence information or synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information to the at least one UE, where the random access signal sequence information or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information is used for the UE to assist the second node to synchronize with the first node.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the first node, synchronization request information sent by the second node.
  • the synchronization request information may be sent when the second node is initially deployed, or sent when the second node determines that a time synchronization offset of the second node exceeds a threshold.
  • the method further includes: sending, by the first node, identification information of the at least one UE and/or random access signal sequence information or synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information to the second node, so that the second node determines the at least one UE according to the identification information and/or the random access signal sequence information or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information.
  • the first node sends a notification message to the selected at least one UE, so that the at least one UE assists the second node to implement synchronization with the first node.
  • the method further includes: sending, by the first node, a downlink message to the at least one UE; receiving, by the first node, a random access message sent by the at least one UE; and sending, by the first node, a timing advance T1 to the at least one UE, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the at least one UE.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the first node, a timing offset sent by the at least one UE, where the timing offset is a downlink sending time offset between the second node and the first node.
  • the timing offset is a time offset between a first subframe sent by the second node in a downlink direction and a second subframe sent by the first node in the downlink direction, where a subframe number of the first subframe is the same as a subframe number of the second subframe, or a subframe number of the first subframe correlates with a subframe number of the second subframe.
  • the timing offset is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T1, a timing advance T2 determined by the second node, a moment of receiving the downlink message of the first node by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving a downlink message of the second node by the at least one UE; and the first node sends the timing offset to the second node.
  • a message between the second node and the first node may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the two nodes.
  • a first node selects at least one user equipment UE; the first node determines a timing advance T1 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the first node; the first node sends the timing advance T1 to the UE, so that the UE uses parameters that include the timing advance T1 to calculate a timing offset between the first node and a second node and sends the timing offset to the second node, or so that the UE sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to a second node according to the timing advance T1, and the second node calculates a timing offset according to the specific signal, and therefore, the second node performs time synchronization by using the received timing offset or the obtained timing offset by means of calculation, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method, which is applied to a first node, a second node, and user equipment UE, where the second node interacts with the first node and the UE.
  • the method includes:
  • the second node receives identification information of at least one user equipment UE or random access signal sequence information sent by the first node.
  • the identification information of the at least one UE or the random access signal sequence information may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner.
  • the method further includes: sending, by the second node, synchronization request information to the first node.
  • the synchronization request information may be sent when the second node is initially deployed, or sent when the second node determines that a time synchronization offset of the second node exceeds a threshold.
  • the second node determines the at least one UE according to the identification information of the UE or the random access signal sequence information.
  • the method further includes: sending, by the second node, a downlink message to the at least one UE; receiving, by the second node, a random access message sent by the at least one UE; and sending, by the second node, a timing advance T2 to the at least one UE, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the at least one UE.
  • the second node implements synchronization with the first node by using the determined at least one UE.
  • the second node receives a timing advance sent by the at least one UE or the first node, where the timing advance is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T2, a timing advance T1 determined by the first node, a moment of receiving a downlink message of the first node by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving the downlink message of the second node by the at least one UE; and the second node adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implements the synchronization with the first node.
  • the timing offset may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner.
  • the method further includes: performing, by the second node, a mathematical operation according to the received at least two timing offsets, and using an operation result as the timing offset.
  • the mathematical operation includes: working out an arithmetic average, a weighted average, a geometric average, or the like, of the multiple timing offsets.
  • the method further includes:
  • a message between the second node and the first node may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the two nodes.
  • a second node determines one or more UEs according to information sent by a first node; the second node interacts with the UEs to determine a timing advance T2 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the second node; sends the timing advance T2 to the UE, so that the UE calculates a timing offset between the second node and the first node according to parameters such as the timing advance T2; and the second node receives the timing offset sent by the UE or the first node, and adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method, which is applied to a first node, a second node, and user equipment UE, where the UE interacts respectively with the first node and the second node.
  • the method includes:
  • the user equipment UE receives a notification message sent by the first node, where the notification message is used to instruct the UE to assist the second node to implement synchronization with the first node.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the UE, a downlink message sent by the first node; sending, by the UE, a random access message to the first node; and receiving, by the UE, a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the UE.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the UE, a downlink message sent by the second node. sending, by the UE, a random access message to the second node; and receiving, by the UE, a timing advance T2 sent by the second node, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the UE.
  • the UE calculates a timing offset between the first node and the second node.
  • the UE calculates the timing offset according to at least a moment t1 of receiving the downlink message sent by the first node, a moment t2 of receiving the downlink message sent by the second node, the timing advance T1, and the timing advance T2.
  • ⁇ means that the obtained timing offset by means of calculation may be used to adjust transmitting time forward, or used to adjust transmitting time backward, so that the second node is synchronized with the first node.
  • the UE sends the timing offset to the first node or the second node.
  • a UE receives a notification message sent by a first node, and starts to assist a second node to implement synchronization with the first node; the UE calculates a timing offset between the first node and the second node; and the UE sends the timing offset to the first node or the second node, so that the second node adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset and implements time synchronization, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method, which is applied to a to-be-synchronized node, a synchronization source node, and user equipment UE; the UE calculates a timing offset that needs to be adjusted for synchronizing the to-be-synchronized node, where the synchronization source node has implemented time synchronization.
  • the method includes:
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends synchronization request information to the synchronization source node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node are small cells deployed in indoor or outdoor hotspots. Time synchronization needs to be performed for the deployed small cells so as to improve network operation efficiency in a network deployment scenario.
  • the synchronization source node has implemented the time synchronization, and serves as a reference node.
  • the synchronization request information may be sent when the to-be-synchronized node is initially deployed.
  • the to-be-synchronized node finds, by means of checking, that a synchronization clock offset of the to-be-synchronized node is relatively large and exceeds an acceptable threshold. In this case, the to-be-synchronized node sends synchronization request information to the synchronization source node again.
  • the synchronization request information may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner.
  • the synchronization source node selects one or more UEs.
  • the synchronization source node performs the selection among UEs that are in signal coverage of both the synchronization source node and the to-be-synchronized node.
  • a UE with a relatively high received power of receiving reference signals of the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is selected. In this way, accuracy is higher when a timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is calculated.
  • a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the to-be-synchronized node is greater than a first preset value is selected according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the to-be-synchronized node, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or among the UEs in the coverage, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the synchronization source node is greater than a second preset value is selected according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the synchronization source node, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or among the UEs in the coverage, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the to-be-synchronized node is greater than a first preset value and on which a power of a reference signal received from the synchronization source node is greater than a second preset value is selected according to reference signal
  • the synchronization source node sends a downlink message to the selected UE.
  • the UE After receiving the downlink message, the UE sends a random access message to the synchronization source node.
  • the synchronization source node determines a timing advance T1 of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the synchronization source node.
  • a node needs to simultaneously receive uplink signals sent by multiple UEs. To avoid intersymbol interference, the signals sent by all the UEs are generally required to arrive at the node at the same time. Therefore, the UE needs to adjust transmitting time of the uplink signal according to the node to ensure that the signal of the UE arrives at the node at an expected moment. For example, if a transmission distance of a signal between the UE and the node is D and the transmitting/receiving node expects to receive, at a moment T 0 , the uplink signal sent by the UE, the UE needs to send the signal at a moment T 0 - T A , where T A means an advance of sending the signal by the UE.
  • T A means an advance of sending the signal by the UE.
  • the value of T A is D/c, where c means transmission speed of electromagnetic waves.
  • the synchronization source node sends a downlink signal at the moment T 0 , and the UE receives the downlink signal at a moment t1 and sends a random access message at the same time.
  • the synchronization source node receives the random access message at a moment t3.
  • the synchronization source node sends the timing advance T1 to the UE.
  • timing advance T1 may be obtained according to a quantity of selected UEs.
  • the synchronization source node sends identification information of the selected UE and/or random access signal sequence information to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the identification information or the random access signal sequence information may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the nodes.
  • step 407 may be performed immediately after step 402 is performed, and no strict sequence exists between step 407 and steps 403-406.
  • the to-be-synchronized node determines the UE according to the identification information of the UE and/or the random access signal sequence information.
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends a downlink message to the determined UE.
  • the UE After receiving the downlink message, the UE sends a random access message to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node determines a timing advance T2 of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends a downlink signal at a moment t5, where a time interval between t5 and T 0 is the calculated timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node.
  • the UE receives the downlink signal at the moment t2 and sends a random access message at the same time.
  • the to-be-synchronized node receives the random access message at a moment t7.
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends the timing advance T2 to the UE.
  • timing advance T2 may be obtained according to a quantity of determined UEs.
  • the UE calculates a timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node according to the received timing advance T1 and timing advance T2 as well as moments t2 and t6 of receiving downlink signals.
  • FIG. 5 shows an entire process of interaction between the user equipment and the nodes in the foregoing steps.
  • the process of calculating the timing offset is described with reference to FIG. 5 .
  • the timing offset obtained by means of calculation according to the foregoing two formulas may be used to adjust the transmitting time
  • the timing offset when the timing offset is calculated by using the foregoing two formulas, the timing offset may be additionally adjusted by using an integer multiple of a subframe length as an adjustment amount, so that the synchronization between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is more accurate.
  • the UE sends the timing offset of the to-be-synchronized node to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the UE may also send the timing offset to the synchronization source node, and then the synchronization source node sends the timing offset to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node adjusts transmitting time of a signal according to the timing offset, and synchronizes with downlink sending of the synchronization source node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node receives multiple values of the timing offset
  • the values need to be processed to obtain an optimized value
  • the optimized value is used as a final adjustment criterion.
  • a mathematical operation may be performed to work out an arithmetic average, a weighted average, or a geometric average of the multiple timing offsets.
  • a specific optimization rule is not limited herein.
  • transmitting time of a signal of the synchronization source node may be adjusted so that downlink sending of the synchronization source node is synchronized with that of the to-be-synchronized node.
  • a message between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the two nodes.
  • step 402 to step 415 may be performed periodically to keep adjusting the to-be-synchronized node and improve consistency of time synchronization between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node.
  • a synchronization source node selects one or more UEs among user equipments UEs that simultaneously interact with the synchronization source node and a to-be-synchronized node.
  • the synchronization source node obtains a timing advance of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the synchronization source node, and sends the timing advance to the UE;
  • the to-be-synchronized node receives an indication message of the synchronization source node, and determines the UE selected by the synchronization source node;
  • the to-be-synchronized node interacts with the determined UE to obtain a timing advance of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the to-be-synchronized node, and sends the timing advance to the UE;
  • the UE calculates a timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node according to the two timing advances and moments of sending downlink messages to the
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method, which is applied to a to-be-synchronized node, a synchronization source node, and user equipment UE; on a to-be-synchronized node side, a timing offset that needs to be adjusted for synchronizing the to-be-synchronized node is calculated, where the synchronization source node has implemented time synchronization.
  • the method includes:
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends synchronization request information to the synchronization source node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node are small cells deployed in indoor or outdoor hotspots. Time synchronization needs to be performed for the deployed small cells in order to improve network operation efficiency in a network deployment scenario.
  • the synchronization source node has implemented the time synchronization, and serves as a reference node.
  • the synchronization request information may be sent when the to-be-synchronized node is initially deployed.
  • the to-be-synchronized node finds, by means of checking, that a synchronization clock offset of the to-be-synchronized node is relatively large and exceeds an acceptable threshold. In this case, the to-be-synchronized node sends synchronization request information to the synchronization source node again.
  • the synchronization request information may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner.
  • the to-be-synchronized node may proactively send a synchronization request to the synchronization source node, but also the synchronization source node may trigger, periodically or according to a specific rule, a UE of the synchronization source node to synchronize the to-be-synchronized node.
  • this embodiment does not limit a condition of triggering synchronization of the to-be-synchronized node, and any implementation manner that can fulfill a same objective as that of step 501 is applicable.
  • the synchronization source node selects one or more UEs.
  • the synchronization source node performs the selection among UEs that are in signal coverage of both the synchronization source node and the to-be-synchronized node.
  • a UE with a relatively high received power of receiving reference signals of the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is selected. In this way, accuracy is higher when a timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is calculated.
  • a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the to-be-synchronized node is greater than a first preset value is selected according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the to-be-synchronized node, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or among the UEs in the coverage, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the synchronization source node is greater than a second preset value is selected according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the synchronization source node, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or among the UEs in the coverage, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the to-be-synchronized node is greater than a first preset value and on which a power of a reference signal received from the synchronization source node is greater than a second preset value is selected according to reference signal
  • the synchronization source node sends a downlink message to the selected UE.
  • the UE After receiving the downlink message, the UE sends a random access message to the synchronization source node.
  • the synchronization source node determines a timing advance T1 of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the synchronization source node.
  • a node needs to simultaneously receive uplink signals sent by multiple UEs. To avoid intersymbol interference, the signals sent by all the UEs are generally required to arrive at the node at the same time. Therefore, the UE needs to adjust transmitting time of the uplink signal according to the node to ensure that the signal of the UE arrives at the node at an expected moment. For example, if a transmission distance of a signal between the UE and the node is D and the transmitting/receiving node expects to receive, at a moment T 0 , the uplink signal sent by the UE, the UE needs to send the signal at a moment T 0 - T A , where T A means an advance of sending the signal by the UE.
  • T A means an advance of sending the signal by the UE.
  • the value of T A is D/c, where c means transmission speed of electromagnetic waves.
  • the synchronization source node sends a downlink signal at the moment T 0 , and the UE receives the downlink signal at a moment t1 and sends a random access message at the same time.
  • the synchronization source node receives the downlink signal at a moment t3.
  • the synchronization source node sends the timing advance T1 to the UE.
  • timing advance T1 may be obtained according to a quantity of selected UEs.
  • the synchronization source node sends identification information of the selected UE and/or random access signal sequence information or synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information to the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the synchronization source node may send the identification information of the selected UE and/or the random access signal sequence information or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information to a synchronization-assisting UE in a broadcast manner, and then send them to the to-be-synchronized node by using the UE.
  • the identification information and/or the random access signal sequence information may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the nodes.
  • step 507 may be performed immediately after step 502 is performed, and no strict sequence exists between step 507 and steps 503-506.
  • the to-be-synchronized node selects the UE according to the identification information of the UE and/or the random access signal sequence information or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information.
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends a downlink message to the determined UE.
  • the UE After receiving the downlink message, the UE calculates a timing advance T5 according to a moment t5 of receiving the downlink message and a moment t1 of sending a downlink signal by the synchronization source node.
  • the timing advance T5 is a timing advance of time of sending a synchronization-assisting specific signal against the time of sending the downlink message, where the synchronization-assisting specific signal is sent by the UE to the second node, and the downlink signal is sent by the first node to the UE.
  • the synchronization-assisting specific signal is a signal of multiplexing a sequence of a random access signal, and the synchronization-assisting specific signal is sent on a time resource and/or a frequency resource different from that of the random access signal; or the synchronization-assisting specific signal is a signal different from the random access signal.
  • the UE may use a maximum transmit power of the UE for transmitting when transmitting the specific signal; or, the UE estimates the transmit power of the specific signal according to strength of a signal received from the to-be-synchronized node, so as to ensure that the specific signal can be detected by the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the synchronization-assisting specific signal includes identification information of the to-be-synchronized node.
  • the UE sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the to-be-synchronized node at a moment that is T5 ahead of the moment T 0 .
  • the signal when a synchronization-assisting specific signal is sent to the to-be-synchronized node, the signal may be sent at a moment that is T5 - M ahead of T 0 , where M is a fixed value, and may be configured for the specific UE by using the synchronization source node or another node.
  • M is a fixed value
  • the value of M needs to be configured for the to-be-synchronized node by using a network-side device, and is used for calculating the timing offset.
  • the timing advance T5 may cause the specific signal to deviate from a receiving window of the to-be-synchronized node, the to-be-synchronized node may be unable to receive the specific signal, and the specific signal may fall within a receiving window of another node and interfere with the another node. Therefore, an M value may be configured herein so that a time advance of transmitting the specific signal can be adjusted according to receiving conditions of the to-be-synchronized node to reduce a probability of occurrence of the foregoing scenario.
  • the to-be-synchronized node calculates a timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node.
  • FIG. 7 shows an entire process of interaction between the user equipment and the nodes in the foregoing steps.
  • the process of calculating the timing offset is described with reference to FIG. 7 .
  • a value of the timing offset between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is defined as ⁇ T, where ⁇ T is a difference between the moment T 0 of sending the downlink message to the UE by the synchronization source node in step 503 and the moment T4 of sending the downlink message to the UE by the to-be-synchronized node in step 509. It can be seen from FIG.
  • T2 is a transmission time period consumed in a process that starts when the to-be-synchronized node sends the downlink message to the UE and ends when the downlink message arrives at the UE. Therefore, it can be learned that the time advance of sending the specific signal to the to-be-synchronized node in step 511 is ⁇ T + T2, and the time period consumed in the transmission process of the specific signal is T2. That is, the to-be-synchronized node receives the specific signal after a time period of T2. It can be seen from FIG.
  • the timing offset when the timing offset is calculated by using the foregoing two formulas, the timing offset may be additionally adjusted by using an integer multiple of a subframe length as an adjustment amount, so that the synchronization between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node is more accurate.
  • the to-be-synchronized node adjusts transmitting time of a signal according to the timing offset, and synchronizes with downlink sending of the synchronization source node.
  • the to-be-synchronized node receives multiple values of the timing offset
  • the values need to be processed to obtain an optimized value
  • the optimized value is used as a final adjustment criterion.
  • a mathematical operation may be performed to work out an arithmetic average, a weighted average, or a geometric average of the multiple timing offsets.
  • a specific optimization rule is not limited herein.
  • transmitting time of a signal of the synchronization source node may be adjusted so that downlink sending of the synchronization source node is synchronized with that of the to-be-synchronized node.
  • a message between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node may be transmitted in a wired or wireless backhaul manner by using an interface, such as an X2 interface, between the two nodes.
  • step 502 to step 513 may be performed periodically to keep adjusting the to-be-synchronized node and improve consistency of time synchronization between the to-be-synchronized node and the synchronization source node.
  • a synchronization source node selects one or more UEs among user equipments UEs that simultaneously interact with the synchronization source node and a to-be-synchronized node.
  • the synchronization source node obtains a timing advance of sending, by the UE, an uplink signal to the synchronization source node, and sends the timing advance to the UE;
  • the to-be-synchronized node receives an indication message of the synchronization source node, and determines the UE selected by the synchronization source node;
  • the to-be-synchronized node sends a downlink message to the UE;
  • the UE determines a moment of sending a specific signal according to a moment of receiving the downlink message sent by the to-be-synchronized node and the timing advance sent by the synchronization source node, and sends the specific signal to the to-be-synchronized node at this moment;
  • FIG. 8 Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization apparatus 50. As shown in FIG. 8 , the apparatus 50 includes:
  • the sending unit 52 is further configured to send a downlink message to the at least one UE.
  • the apparatus 50 further includes:
  • the receiving unit 53 is further configured to receive synchronization request information sent by the second node.
  • the selecting unit 51 is specifically configured to select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the apparatus 50, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the apparatus 50 is greater than a second preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the apparatus 50 and the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value and on which a power of a reference signal received from the apparatus 50 is greater than a second preset value, where the RSRPs
  • the sending unit 52 is further configured to send identification information of the at least one UE or random access signal sequence information to the second node, so that the second node determines the at least one UE according to the identification information or the random access signal sequence information.
  • the receiving unit 53 is further configured to receive a timing offset sent by the at least one UE, where the timing offset is a downlink sending time offset between the second node and the apparatus 50, where the timing offset is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T1, a timing advance T2 determined by the second node, a moment of receiving the downlink message of the apparatus 50 by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving a downlink message of the second node by the at least one UE, where a subframe number of the first subframe is the same as a subframe number of the second subframe, or a subframe number of the first subframe correlates with a subframe number of the second subframe.
  • the sending unit 52 is further configured to send the timing offset to the second node.
  • an apparatus 50 selects at least one user equipment UE; the apparatus 50 determines a timing advance T1 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the apparatus 50; the apparatus 50 sends the timing advance T1 to the UE, so that the UE uses parameters that include the timing advance T1 to calculate a timing offset between the apparatus 50 and a second node and sends the timing offset to the second node, or so that the UE sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to a second node according to the timing advance T1, and the second node calculates a timing offset according to the specific signal, and therefore, the second node performs time synchronization by using the received timing offset or the obtained timing offset by means of calculation, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on
  • FIG. 10 Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization apparatus 60. As shown in FIG. 10 , the apparatus 60 includes:
  • the apparatus 60 further includes: a sending unit 64, configured to send synchronization request information to the first node.
  • the sending unit 64 is further configured to send a downlink message to the at least one UE
  • the receiving unit 61 is further configured to receive a random access message sent by the at least one UE.
  • the sending unit 64 is further configured to send a timing advance T2 to the UE, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the apparatus 60, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the apparatus 60 to the at least one UE.
  • the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the apparatus 60, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the apparatus 60 to the at least one UE.
  • the receiving unit 61 is further configured to receive a timing advance sent by the at least one UE or the first node, where the timing advance is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T2, a timing advance T1 determined by the first node, a moment of receiving a downlink message of the first node by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving the downlink message of the apparatus 60 by the at least one UE.
  • the synchronizing unit 63 is specifically configured to: adjust transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implement the synchronization with the first node.
  • the apparatus 60 further includes: a calculating unit 65, configured to: perform a mathematical operation according to the received at least two timing offsets, and use an operation result as a timing offset for the apparatus 60 to adjust the transmitting time.
  • the apparatus 60 further includes:
  • an apparatus 60 determines one or more UEs according to information sent by a first node; the apparatus 60 interacts with the UEs to determine a timing advance T2 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the apparatus 60; sends the timing advance T2 to the UE, so that the UE calculates a timing offset between the apparatus 60 and the first node according to parameters such as the timing advance T2; and the apparatus 60 receives the timing offset sent by the UE or the first node, and adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the apparatus 70 includes:
  • the receiving unit 71 is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the first node; the sending unit 72 is further configured to send a random access message to the first node; and the receiving unit 71 is further configured to receive a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the apparatus 70, where the uplink signal is sent by the apparatus 70 to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the apparatus 70.
  • the receiving unit 71 is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the second node; the sending unit 72 is further configured to send a random access message to the second node; and the receiving unit 71 is further configured to receive a timing advance T2 sent by the second node, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the apparatus 70, where the uplink signal is sent by the apparatus 70 to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus 70.
  • the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the apparatus 70, where the uplink signal is sent by the apparatus 70 to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus 70.
  • the calculating unit 72 is specifically configured to calculate the timing offset according to at least a moment t1 of receiving the downlink message sent by the first node, a moment t2 of receiving the downlink message sent by the second node, the timing advance T1, and the timing advance T2.
  • an apparatus 70 receives a notification message sent by a first node, and starts to assist a second node to implement synchronization with the first node; the apparatus 70 calculates a timing offset between the first node and the second node; and the apparatus 70 sends the timing offset to the first node or the second node, so that the second node adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset and implements time synchronization, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the node 80 includes:
  • the sender 82 is further configured to send a downlink message to the at least one UE.
  • the node 80 further includes:
  • the receiver 83 is further configured to receive synchronization request information sent by the second node.
  • the processor 81 is specifically configured to select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the node 80, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the node 80 is greater than a second preset value, where the RSRPs are sent by the UEs in the coverage; or select, among UEs in coverage according to reference signal received powers RSRPs of the UEs from the node 80 and the second node, a UE on which a power of a reference signal received from the second node is greater than a first preset value and on which a power of a reference signal received from the node 80 is greater than a second preset value, where the
  • the sender 82 is further configured to send identification information of the at least one UE or random access signal sequence information to the second node, so that the second node determines the at least one UE according to the identification information or the random access signal sequence information.
  • the receiver 83 is further configured to receive a timing offset sent by the at least one UE, where the timing offset is a downlink sending time offset between the second node and the node 80, where a subframe number of the first subframe is the same as a subframe number of the second subframe, or a subframe number of the first subframe correlates with a subframe number of the second subframe.
  • the timing offset is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T1, a timing advance T2 determined by the second node, a moment of receiving the downlink message of the node 80 by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving a downlink message of the second node by the at least one UE.
  • the sender 82 is further configured to send the timing offset to the second node.
  • a node 80 selects at least one user equipment UE; the node 80 determines a timing advance T1 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the node 80; the node 80 sends the timing advance T1 to the UE, so that the UE uses parameters that include the timing advance T1 to calculate a timing offset between the node 80 and a second node, and the second node performs time synchronization by using the obtained timing offset by means of calculation, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the node 90 includes:
  • the node 90 further includes: a sender 93, configured to send synchronization request information to the first node.
  • the sender 93 is further configured to send a downlink message to the at least one UE, and the receiver 91 is further configured to receive a random access message sent by the at least one UE.
  • the sender 93 is further configured to send a timing advance T2 to the at least one UE, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the node 90, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the at least one UE.
  • the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the at least one UE to the node 90, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the at least one UE.
  • the receiver 91 is further configured to receive a timing advance sent by the at least one UE or the first node, where the timing advance is determined by the at least one UE according to at least the timing advance T2, a timing advance T1 determined by the first node, a moment of receiving a downlink message of the first node by the at least one UE, and a moment of receiving the downlink message of the node 90 by the at least one UE.
  • the processor 92 is specifically configured to: adjust transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implement the synchronization with the first node.
  • the processor 92 is further configured to: perform a mathematical operation according to the received at least two timing offsets, and use an operation result as a timing offset for the node 90 to adjust the transmitting time.
  • processor 92 is further configured to:
  • a node 90 determines one or more UEs according to information sent by a first node; the node 90 interacts with the UEs to determine a timing advance T2 applied when the UE sends an uplink signal to the node 90; sends the timing advance T2 to the UE, so that the UE calculates a timing offset between the node 90 and the first node according to parameters such as the timing advance T2; and the node 90 receives the timing offset sent by the UE or the first node, and adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the UE 1000 includes:
  • the receiver 1001 is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the first node; the sender 1003 is further configured to send a random access message to the first node; and the receiver 1001 is further configured to receive a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE 1000, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE 1000 to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the apparatus 1000.
  • the receiver 1001 is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the second node; the sender 1003 is further configured to send a random access message to the second node; and the receiver 1001 is further configured to receive a timing advance T2 sent by the second node, where the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE 1000, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE 1000 to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus 1000.
  • the timing advance T2 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE 1000, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE 1000 to the second node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the second node to the apparatus 1000.
  • the processor 1002 is specifically configured to calculate the timing offset according to at least a moment t1 of receiving the downlink message sent by the first node, a moment t2 of receiving the downlink message sent by the second node, the timing advance T1, and the timing advance T2.
  • a UE 1000 receives a notification message sent by a first node, and starts to assist a second node to implement synchronization with the first node; the UE 1000 calculates a timing offset between the first node and the second node; and the UE 1000 sends the timing offset to the first node or the second node, so that the second node adjusts transmitting time according to the timing offset and implements time synchronization, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method. As shown in FIG. 18 , the method includes:
  • a second node receives a synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by at least one UE.
  • the second node calculates a timing offset between the second node and a first node according to a moment T3 of receiving the synchronization-assisting specific signal and a moment T4 of sending a downlink message to the at least one UE by the second node.
  • the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the timing offset.
  • the method further includes:
  • the method before the receiving, by a second node, a synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by at least one UE, the method further includes: sending, by the second node, a downlink signal to the at least one UE, where the downlink signal is used to indicate sequence information and/or sending resource information of the synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by the at least one UE.
  • the method further includes: performing, by the second node, a mathematical operation according to the at least two timing offsets, and using an operation result as a timing offset for the second node to adjust transmitting time.
  • the implementing, by the second node, synchronization with the first node according to the timing offset includes: adjusting, by the second node, the transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implementing the synchronization with the first node.
  • the method further includes:
  • a second node receives a synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by at least one UE; the second node calculates a timing offset between the second node and a first node according to a moment T3 of receiving the synchronization-assisting specific signal and a moment T4 of sending a downlink message to the at least one UE by the second node; and the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization method. As shown in FIG. 19 , the method includes: 1201. User equipment UE receives a downlink message sent by a first node.
  • the downlink message is used to assist a second node to synchronize with the first node.
  • the UE receives a downlink message sent by a second node.
  • the downlink message is used to assist the second node to synchronize with the first node.
  • the user equipment UE calculates a timing advance T5 according to a moment of sending the downlink message by the first node and a moment of receiving, by the UE, the downlink message sent by the second node.
  • the UE sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the second node according to the timing advance T5, so that the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the synchronization-assisting specific signal.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the user equipment UE, a notification message sent by the first node, where the notification message is used to instruct the UE to assist the second node to implement synchronization with the first node.
  • the method further includes:
  • T 0 t 1 ⁇ T 1 2 , where t 1 is a moment of receiving, by the UE, the downlink message sent by the first node.
  • the method further includes: the timing advance T5 is a timing advance of time of sending the synchronization-assisting specific signal against time of sending the downlink message, where the synchronization-assisting specific signal is sent by the UE to the second node, and the downlink message is sent by the first node to the UE.
  • the synchronization-assisting specific signal is a signal of multiplexing a sequence of a random access signal, and the synchronization-assisting specific signal is sent on a time resource and/or a frequency resource different from that of the random access signal; or the synchronization-assisting specific signal is a signal different from the random access signal, where the synchronization-assisting specific signal includes identification information of the second node.
  • user equipment UE calculates a timing advance T5 according to a moment of sending a downlink message by a first node and a moment of receiving, by the UE, a downlink message sent by a second node; and the UE sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the second node according to the timing advance T5, so that the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the synchronization-assisting specific signal, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • FIG. 20 Another embodiment of the present invention provides a node synchronization apparatus 1300. As shown in FIG. 20 , the apparatus 1300 includes:
  • the receiving unit 1302 is further configured to receive identification information of the at least one user equipment UE or synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information sent by the first node.
  • the apparatus 1300 further includes: a determining unit 1305, configured to determine the at least one UE according to the identification information of the at least one UE or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information.
  • the sending unit 1301 is further configured to send a downlink signal to the at least one UE, where the downlink signal is used to indicate sequence information and/or sending resource information of the synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by the at least one UE.
  • the calculating unit 1303 is further configured to: when at least two timing offsets are obtained by means of calculation, perform a mathematical operation according to the at least two timing offsets and use an operation result as a timing offset for the apparatus 1300 to adjust transmitting time.
  • the synchronizing unit 1304 is specifically configured to: adjust the transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implement the synchronization with the first node.
  • the apparatus 1300 further includes:
  • an apparatus 1300 receives a synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by at least one user equipment UE; the apparatus 1300 calculates a timing offset between a apparatus 1300 and a first node according to a moment T3 of receiving the synchronization-assisting specific signal and a moment T4 of sending a downlink message to the at least one UE by the apparatus 1300; and the apparatus 1300 implements synchronization with the first node according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the apparatus 1400 includes:
  • the receiving unit 1401 is further configured to receive a notification message sent by the first node, where the notification message is used to instruct the apparatus 1400 to assist the second node to implement synchronization with the first node.
  • the sending unit 1403 is further configured to send a random access message to the first node; and the receiving unit 1401 is further configured to receive a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the apparatus 1400, where the uplink signal is sent by the apparatus 1400 to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the apparatus 1400.
  • the receiving unit 1401 is further configured to receive a downlink message sent by the second node.
  • an apparatus 1400 calculates a timing advance T5 according to a moment of sending a downlink message by a first node and a moment of receiving, by the user equipment apparatus 1400, a downlink message sent by a second node; and the apparatus 1400 sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the second node according to the timing advance T5, so that the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the synchronization-assisting specific signal, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the node 1500 includes:
  • the receiver 1501 is further configured to receive identification information of the at least one user equipment UE or synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information sent by the first node
  • the processor 1502 is further configured to: determine the at least one UE according to the identification information of the at least one UE or the synchronization-assisting specific signal sequence information.
  • the node 1500 further includes: a sender 1503, configured to send a downlink signal to the at least one UE, where the downlink signal is used to indicate sequence information and/or sending resource information of the synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by the at least one UE.
  • a sender 1503 configured to send a downlink signal to the at least one UE, where the downlink signal is used to indicate sequence information and/or sending resource information of the synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by the at least one UE.
  • the processor 1502 is further configured to: when at least two timing offsets are obtained by means of calculation, perform a mathematical operation according to the at least two timing offsets and use an operation result as a timing offset for the node 1500 to adjust transmitting time.
  • the processor 1502 is further specifically configured to: adjust the transmitting time according to the timing offset, and implement the synchronization with the first node.
  • processor 1502 is further configured to:
  • a node 1500 receives a synchronization-assisting specific signal sent by at least one UE; the node 1500 calculates a timing offset between the node 1500 and a first node according to a moment T3 of receiving the synchronization-assisting specific signal and a moment T4 of sending a downlink message to the at least one UE by the node 1500; and the node 1500 implements synchronization with the first node according to the timing offset, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the UE 1600 includes:
  • the receiver 1601 is further configured to receive a notification message sent by the first node, where the notification message is used to instruct the UE 1600 to assist the second node to implement synchronization with the first node.
  • the processor 1601 is specifically configured to use the following formula to calculate the timing advance T5: T5 t 2 -T 0 , where t 2 is the moment of receiving, by the UE 1600, the downlink message sent by the second node, and T 0 is the moment of sending the downlink message by the first node.
  • the sender 1602 is further configured to send a random access message to the first node; and the receiver 1603 is further configured to receive a timing advance T1 sent by the first node, where the timing advance T1 is a timing advance of time of sending an uplink signal against time of arrival of a corresponding downlink signal at the UE, where the uplink signal is sent by the UE to the first node, and the corresponding downlink signal is sent by the first node to the UE 1600.
  • a UE 1600 calculates a timing advance T5 according to a moment of sending a downlink message by a first node and a moment of receiving, by the user equipment UE 1600, a downlink message sent by a second node; and the UE 1600 sends a synchronization-assisting specific signal to the second node according to the timing advance T5, so that the second node implements synchronization with the first node according to the synchronization-assisting specific signal, thereby solving a problem that time synchronization cannot be implemented in the prior art because a to-be-synchronized node is unable to receive a synchronization signal sent by a synchronization source node, performing time synchronization for the to-be-synchronized node on a basis of an existing node device, reducing usage costs, and improving network operation efficiency.
  • the communications system 1700 includes: the node 80, the node 90, and the user equipment UE 1000 in the foregoing embodiments; or, as shown in FIG. 27 , the communications system 1700 includes: the node 80, the node 1500, and the user equipment UE 1600 in the foregoing embodiments.
  • the node synchronization apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention can implement the method embodiments provided above. For specific function implementation, refer to the description in the method embodiments, and no repeated description is given herein.
  • the node synchronization method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to, but not limited to, time synchronization between communications nodes.
  • the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the program runs, the processes of the methods in the embodiments are performed.
  • the foregoing storage medium may include: a magnetic disk, an optical disc, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), or a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM).

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  1. Procédé de synchronisation de noeud, comprenant :
    la réception, par un équipement utilisateur UE, d'un message de notification envoyé par un premier noeud (401), dans lequel
    le message de notification est utilisé pour donner l'instruction à l'UE d'aider un second noeud à implémenter une synchronisation avec le premier noeud ;
    la réception, par l'UE, d'un message de liaison descendante envoyé par le premier noeud (403) ;
    l'envoi, par l'UE, d'un message d'accès aléatoire au premier noeud (404) ; et
    la réception, par l'UE, d'une avance temporelle T1 envoyée par le premier noeud (406), dans lequel l'avance temporelle T1 est une avance temporelle de l'instant de l'envoi d'un signal de liaison montante par rapport à l'instant d'arrivée d'un signal de liaison montante correspondant à l'UE, dans lequel le signal de liaison montante est envoyé par l'UE au premier noeud, et le signal de liaison montante correspondant est envoyé par le premier noeud à l'UE ;
    la réception, par l'UE, d'un message de liaison descendante envoyé par le second noeud (409) ;
    l'envoi, par l'UE, d'un message d'accès aléatoire au second noeud (410) ; et
    la réception, par l'UE, d'une avance temporelle T2 envoyée par le second noeud (412), dans lequel l'avance temporelle T2 est une avance temporelle de l'instant de l'envoi d'un signal de liaison montante par rapport à l'instant d'arrivée d'un signal de liaison montante correspondant à l'UE, dans lequel le signal de liaison montante est envoyé par l'UE au second noeud, et le signal de liaison montante correspondant est envoyé par le second noeud à au moins un UE ;
    le calcul, par l'UE, d'un décalage temporel (413) entre le premier noeud et le second noeud selon au moins un moment t1 de la réception du message de liaison descendante envoyé par le premier noeud, un moment t2 de la réception du message de liaison descendante, envoyé par le second noeud, de l'avance temporelle T1, et de l'avance temporelle T2, et
    l'envoi, par l'UE, du décalage temporel (414) au premier noeud ou au second noeud.
  2. Équipement utilisateur, UE, comprenant :
    une unité de réception, configurée pour recevoir un message de notification envoyé par un premier noeud (401), dans lequel le message de notification est utilisé pour donner l'instruction à l'UE d'aider un second noeud à implémenter une synchronisation avec un premier noeud ;
    dans lequel l'unité de réception est en outre configurée pour recevoir un message de liaison descendante envoyé par le premier noeud (403) ;
    une unité d'envoi est configurée pour envoyer un message d'accès aléatoire au premier noeud (404) ; et
    l'unité de réception est en outre configurée pour recevoir une avance temporelle T1 envoyée par le premier noeud (406), dans lequel l'avance temporelle T1 est une avance temporelle de l'instant de l'envoi d'un signal de liaison montante par rapport à l'instant d'arrivée d'un signal de liaison montante correspondant à l'UE, dans lequel le signal de liaison montante est envoyé par l'UE au premier noeud, et le signal de liaison montante correspondant est envoyé par le premier noeud à au moins un UE,
    dans lequel l'unité de réception est en outre configurée pour recevoir un message de liaison descendante envoyé par le second noeud (409) ;
    l'unité d'envoi est en outre configurée pour envoyer un message d'accès aléatoire au second noeud (410) ; et
    l'unité de réception est en outre configurée pour recevoir une avance temporelle T2 envoyée par le second noeud (412), dans lequel l'avance temporelle T2 est une avance temporelle de l'instant de l'envoi d'un signal de liaison montante par rapport à l'instant d'arrivée d'un signal de liaison montante correspondant à l'UE, dans lequel le signal de liaison montante est envoyé par l'UE au second noeud, et le signal de liaison montante correspondant est envoyé par le second noeud à au moins un UE,
    une unité de calcul, configurée pour calculer un décalage temporel (413) entre le premier noeud et le second noeud ; dans lequel l'unité de calcul est spécifiquement configurée pour calculer le décalage temporel selon au moins un moment tl de la réception du message de liaison descendante envoyé par le premier noeud, un moment t2 de la réception du message de liaison descendante, envoyé par le second noeud, de l'avance temporelle T1, et de l'avance temporelle T2, et
    l'unité d'envoi est en outre configurée pour envoyer le décalage temporel (414) au premier noeud ou au second noeud.
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